Javelina Pass & Ridgeback Trail Loop via Sidewinder Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 395 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Javelina Pass & Ridgeback Trail Loop via Sidewinder Trail is a 3.5-mile loop in Sonoran Preserve near Dove Valley Ranch, AZ. It climbs 395 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Javelina Pass & Ridgeback Trail Loop via Sidewinder Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 395 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 1,715–2,114 ft
Loop · Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 10th Street Trail Head · 33.78455, -112.06097
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on 10th Street Trail Head - Sidewinder Connector, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Sidewinder Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Ridgeback Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Ocotillo Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Javelina Pass, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Sidewinder Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto 10th Street Trail Head - Sidewinder Connector, heading NE.
- 500 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from 10th Street Trail Head Trailhead
- AW/S connector & Ridgeback Trail via Sidewinder Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 243 ft
- Bosco Tank & Ridgeback Trail via Apache Wash Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 243 ft
- Apache Wash Paseo–Apache Wash Trail, 3 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 484 ft
- Javelina Pass & Ocotillo Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 331 ft
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